Antibiotics can destroy many types of bacteria, but increasingly, bacterial pathogens are gaining resistance to many commonly used types. As the threat of antibiotic resistance looms large, ...

Queensland researchers have discovered that a mutation allows some E. coli bacteria to cause severe disease in people while other bacteria are harmless, a finding that could help to combat antibiotic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Increased consumption of ultraprocessed foods can impact children’s gut health and immunity, leaving them more susceptible to the ...

A University College London study has identified distinct gut microbiome patterns in people with Parkinson’s disease and in symptom-free carriers of a high-risk gene mutation, suggesting early ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Once hailed globally as “miracle drugs”, antibiotics have ...

A University College London study suggests changes in gut bacteria may indicate Parkinson’s disease risk years before symptoms appear. By comparing microbiome profiles from diagnosed patients, healthy ...

Do bacteria mutate randomly, or do they mutate for a purpose? Researchers have been puzzling over this conundrum for over a century. In 1943, microbiologist Salvador Luria and physicist turned ...

Marine bacteria are key to determining whether carbon is recycled near the ocean surface or transported to deeper waters, but many operate in constant threat of being infected by viruses called phages ...

As rates of colorectal cancer soar in adults younger than 50—with the American Cancer Society reporting it to be the leading cause of cancer death among such men and the second-leading among such ...